Tuesday, March 01, 2011

You devil Amazon Prime

That's right, Amazon Prime. My husband decided we needed Amazon Prime this year so that we could get 2 day shipping for free and other small perks.

Well it didn't take me long to figure out that there are hundreds of crafting, quilting and sewing books that I don't have in my book stash.

Okay I don't plan on buying hundreds.

I did get 'swindled' into buying 4 recently.

4!

{free shipping remember LOL}

It's been quite awhile since I purchased 4 quilt books at once.

I mean how could I make a project from each of them?

AND design my own,

AND use the ones I already own

AND make dolls clothes.

Clearly I don't need ANY new books and yet I am totally smitten with the 4 new books.

Scrap-Basket Sensations by Kim Brackett.

I LOVE the cover quilt.

I have already chosen the fabric I want to use.

Heather Bailey's first line Fresh Cut.

I bought a "jelly roll" from an online shop that cut them by hand.

Soooo glad I did. I have been looking for the 'right' project for this line and I think this is it.

Then there's Over and Under.

{sigh}

beautiful quilt.

I have no idea if I will make this quilt...but I HUGELY admire it. I love the colors....Amy Butler prints.

{{{sigh}}}

Then I skipped over to Modern Basics by Amy Ellis.
There are 3 quilts in this book I'd like to make.

With tons of easy quilts in this book, this one grabbed my attention most.

Simply Charming.
I can not say enough good things about this book.
It's simple, organized fantastically and just packed with cute scrappy small quilts.

I want to make this one first.

Then this one.
See a pattern here?
yeah it's a bad affliction.

And last but certainly not least. A Practical Guide to Patchwork by Elizabeth Hartman.
I have been resisting buy this book because...well I don't know why.
I just kept telling myself I didn't need it.
Then I decided I want to make a quilt for my office that needs to be modern and beautiful.

That led me to Sunspot.

I am not sure if I am actually going to make this quilt the way Elizabeth layed it out.

I might not make it at all.

But in case I want to....I have the book and I don't regret it one bit.

13 comments:

I too just purchased 4 quilting books from Amazon, but gave up my Amazon Prime membership this year. Without it I must wait 8-10 days for the free shipping :-(

The 4 books I ordered are all from That Patchwork Place: Tea in the Garden, Pennies from Heaven, Country Threads Goes to Charm School, and Civil War Sewing Circle. Can't wait to get my hands on them! Enjoy your new books!!!

I know what you mean! I got sucked into buying 3 books yesterday (The Practical Guide to Patchwork, Modern Basics, and Simplify). Amazon just makes it so easy, and free 2-day shipping!!! I find myself buying without even thinking! :)

I was going to place an order with Amazon today, but now I'll have to rethink it and maybe add in a few of these books! They look great! I don't know about Amazon Prime. I'll have to look into it. Thanks, or not LOL!!, for the suggestions :)

I've been dreaming of that quilt since I've seen it...the one in Modern Basics, but I'm not buying any more fabric or starting anything new until I finish what I have going on. As a matter of fact, I shouldn't even be on here, cause I'm finding more and more things I want to create! AH! I'm signing off now. Maybe I'll catch up with you in a month, when I'm ready for something new! LOL. Here's to finishing what we start!